Only Broadway CD You'll Ever Need
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List Price: $13.98
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Manufacturer: RCA Victor Broadway
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0090266325627
Format: Cast Recording
Label: RCA Victor Broadway
Manufacturer: RCA Victor Broadway
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: RCA Victor Broadway
Release Date: 1998-10-27
Studio: RCA Victor Broadway
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Editorial Reviews:
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Could any single disc live up to the title The Only Broadway CD You'll Ever Need? Of course not, though this 76-minute disc gives it a good try. Out of the RCA vaults come original cast performances such as Zero Mostel's "If I Were a Rich Man," Carol Channing's "Hello Dolly," and Oliver's "Consider Yourself." From topnotch revivals come Patti LuPone's "Anything Goes," Peter Gallagher's "Luck Be a Lady," Alan Cumming's "Money," and Bebe Neuwirth's "All That Jazz." Also included are selections from newer shows Titanic and Ragtime. The collection starts to get thin when it has to hunt for available versions of classic songs, ending up with an "America" from Jerome Robbins' Broadway, "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" from the 1979 Oklahoma! revival, and an "Impossible Dream" from Colm Wilkinson's solo album--all fine recordings, but nothing that could be considered a first choice. And of course there are many omissions, most notably the shows of Stephen Sondheim (a longtime RCA artist, even!). A follow-up, The Only Other Broadway CD You'll Ever Need, proved what everyone expected--the original's title was indeed an impossible dream. But it got your attention, didn't it? --David Horiuchi
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Customer Rating:
Summary: where is all the music
Comment: Okay all of those songs are great but I have a question. Where is Andrew LLoyd Webber on this CD? Jesus Christ Superstar, Joseph and the amazing technicolor dreamcoat, Evita and CATS? How can you manage to make a CD of Broadway with out Andrew Lloyd Webber? They need to re-do this cd.
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Summary: Terrific, except for....
Comment: The CD only had one problem. Where's Annie? It's one of the best musicals out there with some of the best songs. Where's TOMORROW or HARD KNOCK LIFE? Other than that, it's a great CD
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Summary: I LUV this CD
Comment: This CD (and her new one THE ONLY OTHER BROADWAY CD YOU'LL EVER NEED) contains some of the the greatest hits of the broadway musicals, from the very beguinning to this years smash hits. If you want a great collection of songs, this collection is for you. The recordings are all very good and nothing is fake. You won't be sorry for buying this CD! I knew very little of the songs when I got it, and now I know them all by heart! Enjoy!
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Summary: A Good Promotion for RCA Victor
Comment: This CD may not be the only Broadway CD you'll ever need because it leaves out songs from many high profile and popular musicals, but it does have a wide variety from what RCA Victor produced. It is a nice CD with some sound choices of music ... I enjoy listening to it.
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Summary: Can I just Say...
Comment: How can you even think that this could be "the only broadway CD you will even need" or want. All I can say is that while this has a great variety of selections, how can you leave out CATS, Les Misarables, Phantom of the Opera, Rent, Miss Saigon, Tommy, Little Shop of Horrors, My Fair Lady, Evita, Side Show... all of which contain at least one memorable and recognizable song...I guess they'll just have to make a "The Only Broadway CD You Will Ever Need II"...is that an oxy moron?
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